Spinoza and literature for life: A practical theory of art

这个项目旨在构建一个斯宾诺莎的艺术理论，展示艺术的享受如何促进生活的艺术。许多艺术家在他们的作品中颂扬斯宾诺莎哲学的鼓舞力量，但哲学家们否认或忽视了他的哲学与艺术的相关性。通过对文学和哲学资源的研究，该项目将展示浪漫主义、维多利亚时代和现代主义作家是如何借鉴他的思想的。该项目希望对斯宾诺莎的研究、哲学、文学和伦理学做出贡献，并展示艺术享受如何以及为什么对人类健康和福祉至关重要。

This project aims to construct a Spinozistic theory of art that shows how the enjoyment of art promotes the art of living well. Many artists have celebrated the inspirational force of Spinoza’s philosophy on their works, but philosophers have denied or neglected the relevance of his philosophy to art. By working across literary and philosophical resources, this project will show how Romantic, Victorian, and Modernist writers drew on his thought. This project expects to contribute to Spinoza studies, philosophy and literature and ethics, and show how and why artistic enjoyment is essential for human health and wellbeing.